Large carnivores and the conservation of biodiversity

Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity brings together more than thirty leading scientists and conservation practitioners to consider a key question in environmental conservation: Is the conservation of large carnivores in ecosystems that evolved with their presence equivalent to the conservation of biological diversity within those systems? Building their discussions from empirical, long-term data sets, contributors including James A. Estes, David S. Maehr, Tim McClanahan, AndrFs J. Novaro, John Terborgh, and Rosie Woodroffe explore a variety of issues surrounding the link between predation and biodiversity: What is the evidence for or against the link? Is it stronger in marine systems? What are the implications for conservation strategies? Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity is the first detailed, broad-scale examination of the empirical evidence regarding the role of large carnivores in biodiversity conservation in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. It contributes to a much more precise and global understanding of when, where, and whether protecting and restoring top predators will directly contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. Everyone concerned with ecology, biodiversity, or large carnivores will find this volume a unique and thought-provoking analysis and synthesis.

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Página 27North and South America commingled for the first time 2.5 million years ago,
following the formation of the Isthmus of Panama, extinction rates of primarily
large mammals increased (Lessa et al. 1997). In fact, body mass was the only
factor ...

Página 117Kelp Forest Ecosystems of North America Some of the best examples of trophic
cascades are found in kelp forests. In well- studied systems of the eastern North
Pacific and the western North Atlantic, predators control sea urchins, thus ...